Police urgently warn against dangerous herbal mixtures

Consumption of legal highs leads to more and more emergency medical operations
The Rhineland-Palatinate State Office for Criminal Investigation (LKA) again warns against the consumption of herbal mixtures. Accordingly, the so-called "legal highs" have in recent times for a huge increase in emergency medical care. Experts have long been warning of the dangers posed by synthetically produced substances, which are primarily consumed by adolescents and young adults.

Bags appear like harmless herbal mixtures
From the outside, the colorful bags give the impression that it is a harmless herbal mixture. But the so-called "legal highs" are synthetically produced substances that are considered by experts to be very dangerous because of their unpredictable effect. Therefore warns the Rhineland-Palatinate State Office of Criminal Investigation (LKA) again before the herbs, reports the news agency "dpa". According to the authority in the clinics and medical practices, there has been a huge increase in corresponding emergencies. Even deaths have become known. For example, a 25-year-old from the Bernkastel-Wittlich district died last November after consumption. This year, a 48-year-old woman died in Baden-Württemberg after smoking the fabrics.

As a so-called "Legal Highs" known herbal mixtures contain according to warning of the police considerable health risks. (Image: eldadcarin / fotolia.com)

Substances can trigger tachycardia and breakdowns
The LKA had warned some time ago in a press release before the wrongly referred to as "legal highs" substances, as the consequences are not calculable and the consumer accordingly put his health or his life on the line. Consequently, the herbal mixtures are by no means harmless herbs; instead, about one third of the substances examined so far by the LKA are prohibited by law.

According to the indications, a substance with the name "Couch Trip" has recently proven to be particularly dangerous. Here, consumption can lead to the most severe reactions, such as Tachycardia, a circulatory collapse, lead orientation and unconsciousness, possible even a cardiac arrest, the message. According to him, "Couch Trip", among other things, led to a 17-year-old already hallucinating after the first lung attacks and finally collapsing. In a 16-year-old person, the mixture led to such strong convulsions that an artificial coma had to be initiated. (No)